Padres at Giants Prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends and stats for June 4  —  It's Wednesday, June 4, and the Padres (35-24) are in San Francisco to take on the Giants (33-28).  Nick Pivetta is slated to take the mound for San Diego against Kyle Harrison for San Francisco.

Fantasy Baseball Closer Report: Luke Weaver sidelined, Devin Williams steps back in as Yankees closer  —  In this week's Closer Report, Devin Williams is getting another ninth-inning audition with the Yankees as Luke Weaver heads to the injured list with a left hamstring strain.

Red Sox, Angels engage in pregame kerfuffle  —  A GM'S VIEW OF CALLING PLAYERS UP QUICKLY  —  Alex Cora mentioned immediately after Tuesday night's demoralizing 10-inning loss to the Angels that all the Red Sox could do to start fix their problems is show up Wednesday.

Guardians pitcher Ben Lively has Tommy John surgery, expected to miss 12-18 months  —  CLEVELAND — Guardians pitcher Ben Lively had Tommy John surgery on his right elbow Wednesday morning.  —  Dr. Keith Meister did a right elbow ulnar collateral ligament reconstruction with a flexor tendon repair on the 33-year-old Lively in Dallas.

Manfred: MLB will propose automated ball-strike challenge system for 2026  —  NEW YORK — Commissioner Rob Manfred said Wednesday he plans to introduce a proposal to Major League Baseball's competition committee that would bring the automated ball-strike system to MLB in 2026.

New York Mets  —  Objective: Get Juan Soto really going and run away with the NL East.  —  Best fit: Cedric Mullins  —  What to know: The Mets have the best record in the NL, and that's without Soto having his typical year and with a patchwork rotation that has managed to be the game's best.

Former All-Star catcher in minors with Red Sox leaves team, likely will retire  —  BOSTON — The Red Sox signed two-time former All-Star Yasmani Grandal to a minor league deal in April in an effort to add some catching depth after then-starter Connor Wong went down with a broken finger.

Rockies' 2nd straight win in Miami ends MLB-record streak of series losses at 22  —  MIAMI — The woeful Colorado Rockies have ended their ignominious, record-setting MLB streak of 22 consecutive series losses, which dated to last season.  —  A nervy 3-2 victory at Miami …

Reds place Hunter Greene on 15-day injured list and sign Wade Miley to 1-year contract  —  CINCINNATI — The Cincinnati Reds placed ace pitcher Hunter Greene on the 15-day injured list with a right groin strain and signed veteran left-hander Wade Miley to a one-year contract.

Cool Jazz back at Yankee Stadium as Chisholm's homer sparks New York to 3-2 win over Cleveland  —  NEW YORK — The New York Yankees had been missing their cool Jazz.  —  Sidelined since April 29 by a strained right oblique, Jazz Chisholm Jr. drove Tanner Bibee's first pitch of the seventh inning toward the right-center stands.

MLB MVP Race Breakdown: Aaron Judge, Shohei Ohtani Are Still the Standard  —  The two reigning MVPs are the favorites to repeat, but there are several viable contenders who could make up ground in the coming months.  —  We're just about one-third of the way through the 2025 MLB season …

Mets, Brandon Nimmo discuss play on Freddie Freeman's fly ball in 10th inning: 'It's not as routine as it looked'  —  Freeman's fly ball dropped in for a double to score Dodgers' game-winner  —  POPULAR IN THE COMMUNITY RECENT STORIES  —  BEGLEY  —  Mets blow ninth-inning lead, lose to Dodgers in extras

Red Sox manager Alex Cora proclaims his team ‘not getting better’ following 8th loss in 10 games  —  BOSTON — Red Sox manager Alex Cora has been proclaiming recently that he didn't think his team was far from putting good baseball together following a dismal stretch of games.

Yankees place P Weaver (hamstring) on IL, activate IF Chisholm  —  NEW YORK — Luke Weaver's twinge was felt throughout the New York Yankees' fan base.  —  New York's closer went on the 15-day injured list with a strained left hamstring, two days after he got hurt while warming up during a 7-3 victory at the Los Angeles Dodgers.